Him niijqa
Important from Tennessee
SURRENDER OF NASHVILLE
CAPTURE OF CLARKSVILLE
ASTONISHING DEVELOPMENT OF UNION FEELiNE
FROM FORT MONROE
ARRIVAL OF RELEASED IMOX PRISONERS
Important Reconnoisance on tiie
Potomac.
CNIOX ACCOUNTS.
ST. LOUIS, February 20, 1562.
To Major General McClellau :
Clarksrille is taken, with snpplie3 enougl
for our army for twenty uays. Tho p'ace i
now occupitd by General Smith's divisiou.
11. W. HALLECK.
Major-General Commanding.
ST. LOUIS, February 21, 1862.
Special's despatches from Cairo to the Ra
publican and Democrat say, that on Tuesda;
two rebel regiments, from Clarksrilie, came ti
Fort Douelson, and gave themselves up, saying
that they had been deceived, and were tired o
fighting against the old flag.
It is declared that strong objections will bi
raised by the Tennesseans against the Bowling
Green force offering battle at Nashville.
The Provost Marshal at Clarksville has sen
word to General Grant to come upaud oecupj
the town at ouee. The officers of the gunboat;
now lying there represent the Union feeling a;
Tery strong. The people state that they hac
been made to believe that the Union army was
entirely composed of Germans and negroes, foi
abolition purposes ; but uow that they see i!
is not, they are anxious to return to their eiie
giauce. Prominent citizens ray that a similai
feeling will prevail iu the whole State in c
week.
Governor Harris has called a rneetiug of the
Legislature next Monday, for the purpose, it
ie affirmed, of having ail the unconstitutional
acts passed by them immediately annulled; and
Tenuessee officers and citizens declare that the
State will soon be back iu the Union.
R2SEL ACCOUNT.
The Richmond papers coutain the foiiowing
despatch:—
AUGUSTA, February IS, 1562.
Professor Pan!, of Erie, arrived here to night
from Nashville. He says that Fort Donelsou
fell on Sunday morning, and that General
Johnston had telegraphed to the enemy and
offered to surrender Nashville on condition
that private property would be respected. No
answer was reeerred ; but the majority of the
citizens seemed willing to give up on these
couditions.
A large number of persons had left the city.
Thirteen thousand Federal troops were sta
tioned at Fort Douelson, and two thousand
were at ClarksriHe.
The river was rising, so that the gunboats
of the enemy cou d reach Nashville. A large
amount of Government stores will fall into
hands of the enemy. Most of the rolling stock
will probably be saved.
The Norfolk Day B: of Wednesday,after
quoting frcm the Northern press despatches of
Sunday, thinks that it is more than probabL
Fort Douelson has fallen.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF FLAG OFFI
CER A. H FOOTE.
CLAEES VILLA, lewi., Feb. 20, 1632.
XL D - o .aeon Welie-% .secretary of the Navy.
We have possession OI Ciarksville. Fae
citizens being alarmed, two-thirds pf them have
tied, and having expressed iny views and iu
teutious to the Mayor and the Hon. Ca°
Jwhnsou, at their request I have issued a proc
lamation, assur ng a * peaeat .y disposed per
sons that they may with safety resume tueir
business avocations, requiring only the military
etores and equipments to be giveaup, and hold
ing the authorities responsible thai this shall
be done without reservation.
1 iett Fort Donelson yesterday with the
Conestoga, L out. Commanding Phelps, and
the Cairo, Lieut. Commanding Bryant, ou an
armed recouooisanee, bringing with me Col.
"Webster of the Engineer Corps, aud Chief of
Geo. Gram's Staff, who, with Lieut. Com
manning Phelps, took posession, and hoisted
the Union flag at Clarksville.
A Union senumtnt manifested iiaelf as we
came up the river.
iue rebels have retreated to Nashville, hav
ing set fire, agaiust the reuionsiraoces of the
cit zeos, to the splendid raiiroc-d bridge across
the Cumberland River.
I returu to Fort Dooelsoa to day to." another
gunboat aud sa or eight mortar boats, will 1
which i propose to proceed up the Cumberland.
The rebels all have a terror oi gunboats. One
of them, a short di-taaee above Fort Dooelaon,
bau previously fired an iron roiling mill, be
longing to the Hon. John Bell, whieu had
beeu used bv the rebels.
A. H FOOTE.
Flag Officer commanding Naval Forces West
era Waters.
THE SURRENDER OF NASHVILLE
CONFIRMED.
M. Locis Feb. 2*. 1-^3.
A special despatch from Cairo to tf.e Dcrn
*trat says tin late iutel'.genee from the Cum
berland is liw.t Geueral Bueii's forces occupij
Nashville. C'lrwiwr Jiarrts ftas ea .i tn ah
i at 'JinHtssce iroc-pf, aua a strong reaction
occurred among the people.
LJIISTILLS. Feb. li,l >vi.
Reliable private information received to
night assures us that Nashville is virtually ID
possession of the Uuion forces.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FOKTKESS MOXSOB, Feb 20, via Baltimore
- Notice having been received by General
Wool that some four hundred exchanged piis
ooers would be seat down the James river ves
terday, the George Washington and Express
feu at a boot noon for the appointed meeting
place.
The rebel boat was appointed to meet us at
3 o'clock. b&; at thai time she was not in
right, and shortly after a heavy fog set iu,
making it impossible t> move in any direc
tion.
The twok-oatJ were fastened together, and
baring dropped anchor, waited for the rebel
boat to appear The fog did not lift til! late
in the evening, when the wind blew so fresh
that the boats dragged their anchors, aad had
to be separated.
This morning at sunrise the expected prison
ers made tbeir appearauce ou the steamer
• William AJiison, which, it seemed had also
anchored for the night a few miles above us.
She immediately came alongside, and the
, roll of prisoners being called, they were trans
ferred to our boats. Tne return passage was
> made without auy uecideut, aud we arrived
t here at about 10 o'clock this f.reuoou. The
prisoners will be immediately sent North.
The steamer Georgia has just arrived at
Fortress Monroe. She has on board the
Twenty First Indiana Regiment.
Another French ganboat is coming np.
. , The Adelaide brought dovvu from Baltimore,
' this morning, the Fourth Wisconsin R?giment.
They will be temporarily eucamped oa the
beach. Other regiments are shortly eipect
i ed.
j A flag of truce to Crany Iskud this after-
I noon took several pa^^engcrsdown,and brought
back the ere? of the F'.ugal, which ran the
1 blockade of Savannah some time since, with
a valuable cargo ; the captain and crew oi
, the light-ship, before reported as having goue
ashore during the severe storm, aud the
ij crew of a British schooner which had also ruu
3 iuto Richmond.
Neither Colonel Corcoran, Colonel Lee nor
Major Revere is among the returu prison
era. •
BALTIMORE, Feb. 21. |
An interesting interview was had with one
' ,of the prisoners who had been confined at
3 Richmond for seven months. He gives unmis
t takable evidence of the fact that a strongUuiou
organization of Richmond U..ion men claim to
be three thousaud str. ng and are eagerly wait
' ing and longing for opportunity to fling out
' the Stars and Stripes.
i Out of seventeen fortificatbrs erected around j
. Richmond, only one was armed. Tho oity
could be easily taken.
Desperate efforts are makiDg to get recruits
j for the army.
The sccessionistsadmit that, unless they can
' secure the service of every male in Virginia
between IS and 60, they must yield Virginia I
in thirty days.
The Union men have leagues, regularly or
ganized, with signs and pass words.
Many acts of kindness were shown, on every ,
possible opportunity, to the prisoners.
Oar informant has a handsome gold guard
ebaue, preseuted to him by the ladies, accom- j
j pauiea by an unanimous note, expressing the j
links on the chain of Uuioa would soon he
more firmly united than ever.
Union men informed him that the army at
Manassas was falling back. Tnat from three
to five regiments were daily arriving at Rich
mond. Teanesseens going to Tennessee, and
Carolinians and others to their several States.
It is understood that only some thirty thousand
men would remain at Manassas.
News of the Fort Danelson surrender had a ;
most disheartening effect in Richmond, but it
cheered the hopes of the Unionists who say
they want it to be known by the federal gov
ernment that they are ready to welcome the
old flag aad fight for it.
For.ra.Eis MONKOE, February 21, )
via BaMimore, Feb. 22, 1562. J
The crew of the British steamer Fingal, j
which ran the blockade of Savannah, mention- i
ed in yesterday's dispatch, were returned to 1
Crauey Lland last uight. No boat came out, I
however, to receive them, aud they were j
brought back. They were carried again this
morning and sent back to Norfolk.
Three flazs of truce were seat out to-day.—
It is believed iu Norfolk that the city of Sa- f
vannah has been abandoned by its inhabitants
and occupied by our forces. This information
is thought to be trustworthy, although uo par- j
ticulars are ascertained.
Notwithstanding the admission that the
Merrimae is a f.niure, the latest information
received is, that two hundred men are at work
on her, aad that considerable quantities cfshot
and shell are going on board of her.
The intention of making an attempt to rnn
tbe blockade has not been given up, and it 1
was thought that she m ght make her appear
ance here within a week. Every preparation
has been made, end standing orders have been
given for her reception.
Another French gunboat arrived here last
night. There are now four vessels of that
nationality in the Roads.
AN IMPORTANT RECONNOISANCE
TOWARD CENTREVILLE.
WASHISGTOX, February 23, 1-62.
A recocnoisauce was made ou Saturday
morning from the division of Gen. Smith, con j
sistiug of the Cameron Dragoons and three
regiments of infantry, ail under the comdSaud
of Col Friedman. The infantry separated for
several points, namely : Vienna, Flint Hill,
and Hunter's Mills, to temporarily remain
there as a re-erve for the cavalry, while the
latter proceeded toward Centreville, making a
circuit within the lines of the reb'el pickets.—
The result was the capture of eleven rebel
uxKTßtetl pickets, two of whom belonged to
wart*6 regiment and the others to Ransom's
First North Carolina Regiment. T ere was
an exciianje of about twelve scots. The only
person wounded was one of the North Caroli
nians. Tae prisoners were brought to Wash
ington this afternoon, 2"d are confined in the
aid Capitol building. No iMorm?tion either
as to the position or strength of the enemy at
Centre vine was obtained. Toe
party started at 3 o'clock ia the morning and
were absent from their camp about tea hours.
IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS.
HZJLDQUABRAS, ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20. 1562.
T j K-; r Geaersi Meu e;loa
Price, being reinforced by McCulloeh's com
mand, made a stand at Sugar Creek ■we
crowed iuto Arkansas oa the lSth.i and was
defeated after a shcrt engagement, aad again
fled. Many rebel prisoners were ukeD, and
the arms which Price's men threw away in
their flight.
H. W. HALLECK,
Major-Genera! Co 3 sun ding.
*2®- Concerning the blockade of the south
ern ports, an officer of our fleet writes that on
ly three steamers have got out of Charleston
ia ninety days, aad only two ont cf Savannah.
Ia the rigid blockade of the French ports by
Great Britain, dorise the last great European
war,there was nothing that was so complete and
effective as is oar present biockade. Our block
ade agaiust vesseis going ia is equally effective,
which i proved by the exorbitant prices foe
ail foreign commodities tbrwgbout the foath- :
em states
|§ra&far^ipoiter.
E. U. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
TOWANDA :
Thursday Morning, February 27, 1862
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
j The surrender of Clarksville, on the Tennes
see river, is auuouuced by an official despatch
from Geuerai Halleek to Generai McClellan.
Supplies of provcioos sufficient to last our
! forces twenty days were found in the place.—
{ The losn of this amount of stcrcs to the rebels
I Viiii prove most severe in tbeir present des
j perate condition. The occupation of Clarks
ville leaves Xashville exposed to the advance
of our troops and gunboats, as the rapid rising
of the river would permit the latter to approach
the city withou difficulty.—Accordiug to the
statement made iu the Richmond papers, Gen.
Johnston bad telegraphed to General Grant,
i upon hearing of the fall of Fort Donelson, of
fering to surrender Xashville on condition
that private property should be respected.—
Considering that the Union party in Xashville
is very large, and that the desire to preserve
the city from destruction would naturally be
iu the ascendant there, it is not at all improb
able that stubborn resistance to our arms will
be met with at that point. It appears by our
news from St. Louis last night that the Provost
Marshal at Clarksville invited Gen. Grant to
come on and occupy the town. The people
there having discovered that they were deceiv
ed as to the purpose of the United States gov
ernment and the whole object of war—believ
ing that they were being invaded by a band
of " Germaus and negroes''—are anxious to
acknowledge the Uuion flag. Prominent cit
izens have said that within one week a similar
feeling will be manifested thoughout the entire
| State of Tennessee.
As a more conclusive testimony of this feel
ing, we may allude to the fact that the rebel
Gov. Harris, is said to have called a special
j meeting of the Tennessee Legislature for Mon
day last, for the purpose of having all the un- !
constitutional acts passed by that body im
mediately annulled. It is further stated that
I the official and leading citizens ail over the
State declare that Tennessee mast soon be back
i again in the Uuion.
Cumberland Gap, and Rasselville, the for- :
mer a most important strategetic position,
j have ccme into our possession without a
: struggle.
The rebels have withdrawn their pickets
from Oecoquan, about twenty miles from Al
| exandria.
Gen. Buell left Louisville several days ago, I
proceeding in the direction of Xashville.—
There were rumors in Louisville that Xashville
I had surrendered, but there is no trustworthy
information to the effect.
Co! Friedman, with a regiment of dragoons
and three regiments of infantry, made a recon
o J*
'' noissance on Friday night, in spite of the
" mad," the cavalry goii g towaid Ceutrevilie,
within the lines of the enemy's picket?, taking
!by the way 11 mounted prisoners. Xo infor
mation was obtained as to the condition of
• Centreville, though the troops were out ten
• hours.
Onr latest news from the West announces
the arrival at Indiauapoiii of 5,000 of the rebel
prisoner trom Fort DonnclsoD. They pre.-eut
a misrable appearance, being dressed in multi
colored rags, nnd using pieces of carpet for
1 blankets. They state that they have been
wretchedly feu and cared for duriug the last
ix months.aad say that the rebeiiiou is pretty
well ns:d up, a? far n3 they can judge. The
captive offi 'ers Ju not wear any nuiform, and
in aj pe irence, it is said, do r.ot seem much
superior in sociai position to the mass of the
privates.
DEATH OF SPEAKER PENNINGTON .—WiIIiam
Pennington of Newark,N J , died in thai city
a few days ago, aged 65 years. He was boru
i in Xew Jersey, and had always lived there.—
He was a prominent member of the bar, and
at one time occupied the positiouo Chancellor
of that State. In 1831 he was chosen Gover
nor, which office he held for seven terms of
l one year each. He was appointed Governor
of Minnesota by President Taylor, and con
firmed by the Senate, but declined the ap
: pointment. Subsequently he was appointed
by President Fillmore one of the Jndges to set
tle claims under the Mexican treaty. In 1858
he was eieeted to Congress from the Vth Xew
Jersey District by tae people's party, his polit
ical antecedents being Whig. During the pro
tracted struggle for the Speakership in C6cb
Congress, his name was substituted for that
of Air. feoerman, in a Rspubiicau caucus, and
Oil the first of February, 1860, he was chosen
to that portion. In 1861 be came before
the people again for re-election to Congress,
and was defeated.
TAXABLE PROPERTY OF PENNSYLVANIA. —By
a tabular statement appended to the Auditor, 1
General's Report for the year IS6I, we learn
mat the total valuation cf real and personal
property in the several connties of this Com
wealtb, subject to tax&tioo, amounted to 565,
049,867, upon which a State tax of $1,479,
377 81 has been assessed. The total popnla-:
tioa of the State, by the Census of 1860, is
2,921,046 ; and the number of taxable in
habitants is 642.492. The aggregate State :
tax on watches, amounted to $13,865 23.
Jif It is reported that the rebels have
commenced the evacuation of Columbus. An
"on to Memphis" movements will soon be
made, and they know that they cannot long
retain possession of tbeir Mississippi strong
hold
BUSHROD R. JOHNSON. —It seems, after all,
that it was not Gtn Sidney Johnston who
was captured at Fort Douelsoo, but quite a
different personage, and one of small enough
consequence. Bushrod R. Johnson is a grad
, uate of West Point, in the class of 1836, and
! a native, we believe, of Kentucky. He was
Second-Lieutenant, and afterward First Lieu-
I teuau' in the Third Infantry ; resigned from
I the army in 1847, and next year became pro
fessor of Mathematics at the Western Milita
ry Institute, Georegetown, Ky , which post he
filled until last jear. When the rebeiiiou
broke out in Kentucky, he raioed and com
' manded an artillery company, known a3 Com- 1
pany A., of the First Tennessee artillery, and
has been in command of it quite recently.—
Whether the rebels have of late elevated him '
to the rank of "Geuerai," or whether the tele
graph has given biai the title, to console us
for the disappointment at not having caught
Sidney Johnston, is, like the fellow himself, a
: thing of DO consequence.
COUNTERFEIT NOTES. —An act is before the
Legislature for the suppression and destruc
tion of counterfieits It provides that after
the first of May next, it shall be the duty of;
the teller or other bank officers who shall re
ceive in payment, or upon deposit, or for re
demption, a counterfeit, altered or worthless
' '
banknote, tow.iteor stamp noon all such
notes the word "counterfeit/' alteiedor worth-;
less, adding the name of the bank and his
initials. Any teller or other officer of any
batik who shall ueglect or refnse to write up- (
on or stamp any note a3 prescribed, shall for- ;
feit and pay the full amount of the note or
notes allowed to pass without being so writ
ten upon. It shall be the duty of all police
| officers, constables or other persons, who may
seize a.ny bank notes, dies, plates, coins, or j
materials nsed in counterfeiting, or coining,
after the trial of any person charger] with the
unlawful possession thereof, to deliver the j
same to the Sheriff of the county, in which
such trial shall take place, ar.d the Sheriff
shall destroy the said materials for counter- 1
feiting, in the presence of one or more of the
jadges of said court.
DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT'S SON.— William
Lincoln, son of the President, died on the 20th
inst., of typhoid fever, at the White House.—
He was the darling of the household. He
died at the age of twelve. While the nation
rejoices over a series of victories, Willie's fa
ther and mother mourn over their cherished
boy. Those, therefore, most entitled to
enjoy our glorious successes are now
bowed in agony at the coffin of their son. The
second son of President Lincoln lies stricken
. of typhoid fever, and his father watches his
disease even as he mourns for his dead broth
er. Ex Governor Newell, of Xew Jersey, emi
nent alike as physician and as talesman,assist
ed Drs. Hall and Stone in watching over poor
Willie Liueoln. Governor Xewell has been
unremitting in bis attentions.
DrrrnsßiA —This fatal disease is raging ex
tensively through the county this winter.—
We give the following remedy which has been
used by some eminent physicians with marked
success.
Diplheria in its early stage, ma) be recog
IK zed by auy person of ordiuary capacity, by
two marked symptoms : the sensation of a
boDe or hard substance in the throat, render
ing swallowing painful and difficult, aud a
marked foetid or unplea>ent smell of the breath,
the result of its putrefactive tenderer On
the appearance of these symptoms, if the ja
f.ent is old enough to do so, give a piece of
gun camphor, of tne size of a marrowfat pen,
and lei it be retained m the mouth, swallow
ing the saliva charged with it ti.i it is all gone.
In an hour or s> give another, ar.d at the end
;of another hoar, a third, a fourth will not
usually be required, but if the pain and un
pi<?2sant breath are uot relieved, it may be
. used two or three times more, at a little lon
ger interval, say two hours. If the child is
young powder the camphor, which can be easi
ly done by adding a drop or two of aichohol
to it, and mix it with au equal quantity of
powdered rock candy.aod blow it through a
tube or quill ioto his throat, depressing the
tongue with the heft of the spoon. Two or
three applications vrill relieve.
Bar The Quartermaster General has issued
strict orders to the assistaad quartermaster to
promptly g report all cases in which the Govern
n.ent has been defrauded, either by the vil
lainy of contractors, or the connivance of dis
honest iuspetors so that legal proceedings may
promptly be instituted against guilty piuuder
ers. Punishment is awaiting those who con
spired to rob, as well as those who conspired
to betray and overturn our Government.
SICKNESS OF GE.N.BEAUREGARD —The Carles
ton Courier of the I7thi3St., says: " With
deep regret we learn that Gen. Beauregard is
sick in Xashville of typhoid fever or sore
throat. We understand that prayers were of
fered in our several churches yesterday com
mending him to divine protection."
A. PREDICTION FULFILLED. —Gen. McC'el
ian predicted that when the first ciap was
heard the country would .mmediateiy " hear
thunder all about the sky, 1 ' and the glorious
news alike from the East and West is confirm
iag the prophecy. New let the blows tail thick
and fast until the rebellion is closed.
THE REBELS EVACUATING CBXTUVILU AND
MANASSAS. —It is stated, on good anthority,
thai the rebels are evacuating Centreville and
Manassas. The same facts have been commn
aicnted by Government scoots, and the news
is believed at headquarters.
The Jura brings intelligence of the ar
rival of Masoo and Stideil at Southampton.—
Xo entbnsiasm was manifested on their ar
rival.
The Queen's Speech.
LONDON-, Feb. 6 Parliament opened to
day The Queen's speech is as follows :
'MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN :-We are com
manded by her Majesty to assure you tbut tier,
Majesty is iiersuadcd that you w.li oeepi) par
ticipate i the affliction by which her Majesty
has been overwhelmed by the calamitous, un
timely urn! irreparable loss of her beloved con
' sort, who has been her comfort and support.—-
It has beeu soothing to her Majesty, while suf
feriug most acutely under this awful dispensa
tion of Providence to rnceive from all classes j
of ber subjects the most cordiai assurances tf
tbeir sympathy with her sorrow. We are com
mended by her Majesty to assure you that she
looks with confidence to yoor assistance ami ;
; advices. Her Majesty's relations with all the
European powers continue to be friendly and
satisfactory, and her Majesty trusts there is no
reason to apprehend uuy disturbance of the
; peace of Europe. A question of great import
aDce, which might have led to very serious con
sequences, arose betweeu her Majesty and the
Government of the United States of North
Ameiica, being the seizure aud forcible remov
al of four passengers from ou board a British
j mail packet by the commander of a ship of
war of the United States. That question has j
beeu satisfactorily settled by the restoration of j
the pa-sengers to British protection and by
} the disavowal by the United States Govern
ment of the act of violence committed by their
naval officer. The friendly relations betweeu j
i her Majesty and the President of the United
States are therefore unimpaired. Iler Maj
esty feelingly appreciated the loyally and pat- 1
riotism which have been manifested on this
occasion by her Majesty's North Americau
subjects. The wrongs committed by various
parties and by successive governments in Mex
j ico, upon foreign residents within the Mexican
' territory, and for which no satisfactory redress
j could be obtained, have led to the conclusion ,
of a convention between ber Majesty, the Eai 1
peror of Frauce and the Queen of Spaiu for
the purpose of regulating the combined oper
ations on the coast of Mexico, with a view to
obtain that redress which has hitherto been ,
withheld. That conven'ion aud the papers
on the sahject will be laid before you. The
improvement which has taken place ih the re
lations between her Majesty's Government and
the Emperor of China, and the good faith with
which the Chinese Government have continued
to fulfill the arrangements of the treat? of
, Tien Sien. have enabled her Majesty to with
i draw her troops from the port of Canton, and
to reduce the amount of her forces on the
coast and in the Seas of China.
Her Majesty, always anxious to exert her
influence for the preservation of peace, has
concluded a convention with the Saltan of
Morocco, by means of which the Sultau has
been enabled to raise the amount nece.-sary for |
the fulfillment of certain treaty arrangements i
he had contracted towards Spain and thus to ;
avoid the result of a reuewalof hostilities with .
that power. That convention, anj the papers <
connected with it, will be laid before you.
Her Majesty regrets that in some parts of
the United Kingdom, and in certain branches !
of industry, temporary causes have produced
considerable pre.-s.-re and privation, but we
have reason to believe tbe general condition '
. of tbe country is soand and satisfactory. ! <
Her Majesty confidently commends the gen
eral intereits of the nation to your w isdom and
care ; she fcivently prays that the blessings of
Almighty Gud may attend your deliberations,
and may guide them to the promotiou of the ■
weilfare and happiness of her people.
Tliirty Seventh Conjreso
WASHINGTON. February 31.
IN SENATE. —Mr. Colaaier, { V 1.,) preseuted I
a resolution expressive of tbe deepest syrnpa
thy and condolence with the I're>idcut iu his
recent affliction and providing for the acjoura
ment ol the Senate.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
and the Senate then adjourned.
HO- 5E OE REPRESENTATIVES. —The Home
steae. Ji.il, reported from the Co umiltee oa
I'ji.lic La tics, coming up, the question pending
Dei: g to recommend it w-:th instructions to
report instead the bounty land warrant bill.
Mr. Grow, IV,; cahed Mr. Washburn to
the chair, una taking the fioor spoke against
the motion, a;.d txpre.-sed his surprise tout
that gentlemen pretended at this day not to
understand the principles of a horneU ad bill ;
if any question had beeu more fully discussed
lhau another it was this. Five times wiihio
the last tiu yt-ars tbe House has passed a bill
similar to this, and by seventy-three vo es, :
when parties were ueariy balanced on every •
other question. Bibs too of a like character ;
had passed the Senate. He answered the ob
jectioiw that the public lands should be retaio- j
ed as a source of revenue and repeated that
they had already in the report of tte couimis- J
sioner oi public iands aud argued in favor of \
giving homesteads to actual settltrs. By the .'■
settlement of the public domain the ability to ,
pev internal taxes will be increased, and in ad- <:
dilion to the other important benefits which :
most certainly result, -peculators should no
longer be permitted to intervene between the '
Goveri meat and actual tillers of the soil—
those wno have flocked to the standard of the !
: country, are deserving of more suhsMcitul ra- J
wards than tears for the dead and thanks to j i
the living. lie earnestly appealed to the 1
Houae to pas* the bill, and thus consecrate the
public land far homes to actual settlers who, | i
prosperous in life, uiay be the better enabled
to develop a higher, better and nobler civiliza
tion. There were no further proceedings on i
the above subject.
Mr. Kn&jp offered a resolution that tbe
House, entertaining the deepest sentiments of
condoleoce with the President in his present
affliction in the death of a son, do cow adjourn.
Mr. Koscoe Couklin, (N. Y.,) offered an !
amendment which was adopted, that in view
of the affi cling event the commissioners of
public budd.ngs be requested to omit the illnm
iuation of the public buildings to morrow night. . 1
The resolution as thus amtoc ed was passed.—
The House then adjourned.
Saturday, General Scott was nomi
nated to tbe Senate as Minister Exiraordioa
ry to Mexico, with functions such as be exer
cised io tbe pacification of the North-Western
Boundary qaestion. A project of a treaty,
substantially assuming the Mexican debt due
to Er.giaod, France, and Spain, the interest
on which amounts to three millions a year,was
also sent to the Senate. The treaty guaran
tees our payment of it for five years As there
is no law for the appointment of an Assislaat
Minister, it is thought tbe nomination w.il not
be confirmed. As Commissioner be would be
confirmed, if his functions wre limited to the
pacification of the armed coasplracy against
Mexico
TUE TREASURY NOTES \ COR
discussing the financial measure
gress, truly observe that the AMEN,
can have no better guarantee for
money circulating among them T U * N 7 P*PTR
wealth of the natiou, which i S
j pledged for the redemption of tbe' < ? ,,LRI: L
uotes. All the properly OF ,*>. '
no such exemptions as are created I
charters, is responsible tor TH-ir ~ ~ V . 7
sntain the struggle for sahation' OF'TS'
which is now being crowned withs o J
rious triumphs, tbe citizens of TH UOIUDI I! "
; can well afford to contribute A LIBERA]
|of tbeir resources for the PRESERVE
j their great interests. IT IS uo great T-T ''
for a sickman to pay a liberal FEE TJ
; cian who restores HN health ; and, FR
; as THEJWAR is, it will not cost more tha
; tion of the annual income ol the
people, *
Our Navy, that was the pride Y
war of 1812, has lost in this WAR notk
its ancient renown. Dupout, Foote S--*
ham, aud Burnside are names that * "! I
transmitted to history with those of LA*-,. *
J Perry, Hull and Bainbridge. If the
| an Powers should ever interfere io favor of
unholy rebellion that HA9 attempted the T.
struetion of our Government, we shall LOOK " '
the Navy to maintain the freedom OFTH H;
! and carry the Flag of the Union in trims
. through tbe contest.
It is stated that the sound of tkci
nonading at Fort Douelsou was heard U
hundred miles. Siugular as it TN ay APPEAR- *
SHOCK WAS felt at a much greater distance-
It is represented to have been terrific a S V
I away as Richmond.
total cost of the new Court HOA*
at WilJiauisport, has been $40,032>j, A= su*
ted in the Auditor's report for Lvcom-,
county. ' 4
At the of the bride's Feb. 20 !-/">
Rev. E. F. Rr 'jerte, Mr. vViI.BER L. LEWI- J
tord county, to Miss SCSAX E Mc'JEE ofkmi -
rjnebanna county.
In Smithtield, on the 12th inst.. at the rtsiden'-e o' itt
bride's father, by Rev Jim. Parker. C ! WOn'n
Miss FREE DO Na H. NILE-. of Smithtie d.
DIED
la Wjralusing tvp., MILTON BiLE-S, aged u w
C w.mths.
He was a youth much beloved. Ia life virtaeus.iat*.
trious and uiudest to a fault—la skkcess pat t: t; h..ew
va > peace.
£RTA
11I.RIFF'S SALE. —By V,R:U'• OT
writ- of Vend. Expo., issued out of the Ox.-, u'
cbHkir.o!) pleas of Brad:rd county. U> me diret ; . -
be exposed to public sale on THURSDAY, the iKifci
of M ARCH, A. U. 1-62, at the court house, in Tosufi
da, at 1 o'clock, p. m. the toilowingdescriljedL; ;*t
c>r parcel ot land situate in North Towaoda. huun.e:
then, rthbyaraad leading to the bid pad fact<rv. rut
!ty Bads o! Jsiiie- Hawley, south by iands of Diva i;.;
ty and Richard McEeil, west by iands of J.,ha -in, a-
Contaiuing 2u acres, ni we or lews, ail iuiprorwi. ar.tc *
rawed house, framed hara. and fniittree* tbere .a Ls
ug the same lot pur.-hi.-ed by defendant, Saa.ti ilii
ins of David Rutty and James Simons.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit of C. M Vfii
v-.IIe vs. Samae! Hawkins.
a t.SQ—The- following described lot, piece or parcel -J
land situate in Nortu Towanda twp . boanded on M
north by ionas ol Horace Grander, on the ta-t by lxtj
of Jirbu Siia.ns, on the with by laa ls owae-1 by a m.;
kaovrn by the name of I'aloer. and on the we-t by U-;.
ulCheatef Beuneit. Conla.inug 3o acres and li per-j
es. about 22 acres iinprovel, one -mill L ux.
barn, and 'ew young rruit trees thereon being sarjt ,*
peri h*sed by defendant oi Nathan Coon's executors.
AJLSO —One other lot, piece or parcel of land dMt
in North Towanda tvrp., beginning ;n the n<-rth ti<: ■ I
ner of U'. S. Ru Detail's lot I hence eerth ha* tmts{ I
the vjuth line of a TG nusr owned by John Youe/.
thence so-.Ui along the ea-t line of D. L Kea:. .. J:. i
thence soaUl -e c west, on a line parallel to tfci !
me: • >,; r, aor'.u ai .ng i..f
of W. S. Hur. ie'' 20 perches to the p'u<n: of
CoutaiDings more or les-. a!! irnpr ived. ,
same lot p .rch ird by defendant of Daniel Keiec. •
Seized and uken in execution at the suit of C X. kai
vilie vs J. -lm Young.
AL.-o—The following descried 'ot, pie-c .r ptJl *
lai.d situate in Towanda twp. lrr.nded the .urufff
-ide bv 'and- of H. H. Mace, ea-ter!r by J. 11. P.i -*J.
jr., - Mitii by E. W. Cox, aud westerly rthe -
Co I'.ainiug 50 acres, 6e the s-iute a tof les. a> .Ii
acres Improved, one framed house, aud bsra and fhut
t-ee thereon.
>e zed and taken ia erecut on a* the rait of Nefsuu
Gilbert's use vs J. W. 'Ri eri.
ALSO—Tbe foQuwh • . - .- cd - piece sr psree of
land situate in Athf fms.b.irHled t tue a rth br
i< mi* Dow in pounr | - i ot Jee SpaMisg, east by laud
of J-hn Van V.'at A . ant lung, bjfisadwl
C. H-jniker, and atf w--?t by the h.jawiy. Coataia
m.' 3S i-res more or ie-s.frxsae4k**. b'-vkiaa'.-.h shof.
and a h-w fruit trees thereua.
Seized and taken in execut on st the of N. r Hx--
ris vs. Aloox Ku'.fssrd.
ALSi • —The fliow.r.g lot, pv- , or pxreel of l*oc
uxie in Tirora twp . bounded < r. tie north asee**
by land of John St-.rderaat. sooth by U :d '-. reaeiH-'"
devant and the Wyoming county hue. aisloatht vrSM
lands of Alxxiand Luther Keeny and 1a... f Fur i
Sturdevaat (• r Ixrid nr>w in possession of Chiriei 5 r
.-levant) Containing about 50 acres, m >re rVeo wst
id acre* improved. otu log a -use. framed jxrr ix w
fruit threes thereon- i
Seized ar d takes ic execution at the suit e" j
Bi*t.y vs. Peter B. Stairievaat.
ALSO—The following lot, piece or parcel to '~
ate in Towanda Boro'Vsundied on the we-t by \
on tbe north by a lot in pos-esei-wi of r ■ woei ty Li
¥arrar, on toe east lv Water *., ar.4 . a the -'•* v . l
lot in p-js-es-ion of Weo. Fox and others tie to*
lot formerly ootonied by Robert C S-r.---- a i!w
trtbrr. 1.-oerties. a:td cocveyed by M iw iler itt by o*
date. 1 May &, Lao7,and recorded D '- In. I l ***
Id 4 No. 50. page 455. ATI impreved fr*3-
and barn and fruit tree-, thereon.
seized aod taken in execution at the nil *- *-**]
rer vs. H. A. Birhank. AL> J, at THE suit of C. H -
?s. D. R. Garfield. ,
Bad situate in Terry twp. hoaadedex toe ats S v.
of J 1.. Jones, on tbevnuth Sy ItnH ii y.jf
on tbe west by land* of Hiram St' ne aad E "
Caataiaiag 50 acre* m re or leas, abjut *5 fc-rt# .s, ■
cd. one framed hoaae. framed bara. two frassd *- ?*
fruit trees thereon. . -
seized and laker, ia execution at therhtcf Jo&sf*-
ick TS.D.C. Dibble. „ ,
A. H. SPALDING,
_Tow*ada. Feb. Si. IS€l ;
ORPHAN'S COURT SALE—B' R—
c? as order of theCrpbtn's Coart of Brad~r: r
ty, vriii be expoved U> puWic nk.n tbe pr**■ d
0 rlocfc. P. M.. on Sat inlay, the L.-:a day * l r"7 -
'be f'-ltowjngdes-crfbed - it. niece or parr"' " At.
tbe estate of F-C. Bafdw n.dec d Jte m Brr
beginning at a pioe u. in p. then ce sot jr.
to a po-. and stones, thence sou lb 14° west ls*J ••
e to a post.tbeace north west. 7 C peecacv w* -
tbeneeaort He east I}} perches, tzeare f 1 ?
50 slO perches to tie place of he. zs.iz: ti ,rn
X 8 acre* and IS porches. . g
TE**s_One fosrta tbe psrehase tn: ny
conSiTCjt.oti of axle, tbe balance in a.ue axta
from w.tb interest.
PKNBRGKE s?CIRf> ids'
LYLHA A. WELizj,
Heni'-k. Feb. 25.1542. —-
ORPHAN'S COURT SALE—BF \ R *
o'. an order of the Griiban'* Co*rt of oru.
ty, will be exposed to put.:: vendue, on the k
1 o'd'sck P. M.. of Thcr-dsr. 'he 27tb isj 9. - !
D. ts42. all that certain piece or pa- ian4 r.
of Joseph Biddies estate. Use of Armr'-s '-v? "
in -x.: twp . beafnn:.-:gat Bra.. M r- - **
a yellow tirch. tben--c north we-t !• - **x
A;>r*m Madfit's.lae. tuacce asr.h - ex". a ;<r
es to corner of Bidd.'e's land. thecre soutn ' .t f
ta Israel Moore's !x~d "take and ? • --* ' ..Lit
•est ltd perebe* ia>i three aoks tbe pta t&>
--CoaU.a:!ig ii'O, acrn re of less. >
T*i£*s of }.nrchx<e xw-ry *- -
ccDfiraxailoQ .of sal*, and the txtore to . -
tber-if wub interest. EctaEfi* "
Feb 22. 15.72.
JURIED FRUIT,
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